What is your unbiased opinion on Manjaro? - eviltoast

I am a Linux noobie and have only used Mint for around six months now. While I have definitely learned a lot, I don’t have the time to always be doing crazy power user stuff and just want something that works out of the box. While I love Mint, I want to try out other decently easy to use distros as well, specifically not based on Ubuntu, so no Pop OS. Is Manjaro a possibly good distro for me to check out?

  • bjornp_@lemm.ee
    511·
    1 year ago

    I have used it in the past for a few years. I don’t think you should. Why?

    • The Manjaro devs are idiots. They have broken the AUR on multiple occasions.
    • Their packages break more often than upstream Arch since you get update bundles which they release. This isn’t tested as well as it should and may lead to things breaking.
    • Arch is also easier to install nowadays, if you really want a rolling release distro.

    If you just want something not-Ubuntu and easy to use, I tend to favor Fedora personally.

    • Coldus12@reddthat.com
      31·
      1 year ago

      I agree completely.

      As a sidenote: If somebody wants something easy-to-use that is arch-based I’d suggest EndevaourOS.